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boringproxyCloudflare Tunnel
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Free and open source under the MIT licence.

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cloudflared is free and open source, and Cloudflare Tunnel is available on Cloudflare's…

Windows, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Automatic HTTPS certificates
  • Web UI for managing tunnels
  • No inbound ports opened; the daemon connects outbound to Cloudflare
  • Works behind carrier-grade NAT where port forwarding is impossible
  • Last code change was in 2024
  • Needs a server with a public address
  • Requires a Cloudflare account and a domain on Cloudflare
  • Your traffic passes through Cloudflare, which is a dependency and a trust decision
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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